# A dominant 7th flat 9th Guitar Chord

> The A dominant 7th flat 9th dominant 7th flat 9th chord adds a flat ninth B♭ to the dominant 7th, enhancing its dissonance and harmonic tension. This exotic, unresolved color is popular in jazz and classical cadences for creating dramatic resolutions.

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## Chord Facts

- Symbol: A7♭9
- Notes: A, C♯, E, G, B♭
- Intervals: 1 (A), 3 (C♯), 5 (E), ♭7 (G), ♭9 (B♭)
- Mood: dissonant, dramatic, intense, dark
- Genres: Jazz, Flamenco, Gypsy Jazz, Latin
- Playable shapes: 12

## Quick Shapes

- Shape 1: -1 0 8 6 8 0 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-dominant-7th-flat-9th/x08680)
- Shape 2: -1 0 11 0 11 0 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-dominant-7th-flat-9th/x0b0b0)
- Shape 3: -1 12 11 0 11 0 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-dominant-7th-flat-9th/xcb0b0)
- Shape 4: -1 0 11 12 11 0 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-dominant-7th-flat-9th/x0bcb0)
- Shape 5: -1 0 11 0 11 12 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-dominant-7th-flat-9th/x0b0bc)
- Shape 6: -1 12 11 12 11 12 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-dominant-7th-flat-9th/xcbcbc)
- Shape 7: -1 0 5 3 2 0 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-dominant-7th-flat-9th/x05320)
- Shape 8: 5 0 5 3 2 0 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-dominant-7th-flat-9th/505320)

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